GRIFFITH SOWAH OSEKRESUING AS HEAD AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF NUMO KOFI ANUM FAMILY OF TESA, LEGON, ACCRA REGSMA LIMITED vs. ABDUL LATIF KARROUM ERIC OSEI KWAKU [2020]DLCA8588

GRIFFITH SOWAH OSEKRESUING AS HEAD AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF NUMO KOFI ANUM FAMILY... [2020]DLCA8588

Date	2020-01-30
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO.: H1/65/2015
Citation No.	[2020]DLCA8588

C. J. HONYENUGA JA (PRESIDING)

B. ACKAH-YENSU JA

N. C. A. AGBEVOR JA

INUA YUSIF FOR 1ST DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

DICK ANYADI FOR 2ND DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT

KOFI AMOATEY FOR 1ST PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

[2020]DLCA8588
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >GRIFFITH SOWAH OSEKRESUING AS
HEAD AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF NUMO KOFI ANUM FAMILY OF TESA, LEGON, ACCRA<o:p></o:p>(1ST
PLAINTIFF/ RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>REGSMA LIMITED<o:p></o:p>(2ND
PLAINTIFF/ RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">vs.<o:p></o:p>ABDUL LATIF KARROUM<o:p></o:p>(1ST
DEFENDANT/ APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>ERIC OSEI KWAKU<o:p></o:p>(2ND
DEFENDANT/ RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL,
ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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CIVIL APPEAL NO.: H1/65/2015&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;DATE: 30TH JAN, 2020<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>INUA YUSIF FOR 1ST DEFENDANT/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p>DICK ANYADI FOR 2ND DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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KOFI AMOATEY FOR 1ST
PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

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C. J. HONYENUGA JA
(PRESIDING), B. ACKAH-YENSU JA, N. C. A. AGBEVOR JA<o:p></o:p>

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</div>HONYENUGA, JA<o:p></o:p>On
the 10th December, 2019, we delivered judgment in favour of the
Plaintiffs and the judgment of the High Court dated, 20th December
2013, was varied in favour of the 2nd Defendant/Respondent.&nbsp; We proceed to give reasons for that
judgment.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>This
is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court (Land Division), Accra,
dated the 20th day of December, 2013.&nbsp;&nbsp; The learned trial judge had entered judgment
for the 1st plaintiff on all the reliefs claimed and awarded a total
costs of GH¢15,000.00 against the defendants.&nbsp;
<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Dissatisfied
by the judgment of the High Court, the 1st defendant has filed an
appeal to this Court on the 18th day of March 2014 based on the
following grounds:<o:p></o:p>“(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That the
judgment of the Court is against the weight of evidence.<o:p></o:p>(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The trial
Judge erred in Law and in fact in holding that the Nungua Stool was aware of
Suit No. L383/89 and sat by hence estopped from re-litigating the matter.<o:p></o:p>(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That the
trial Judge erred in law and in fact when he failed to determine the proper
location of the land, which was the subject matter of the proceeding before
holding that the 1st Defendant was estopped from re-litigating the
matter.<o:p></o:p>(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The trial
Judge erred in law when he failed to consider the capacity of the Plaintiff to
represent the Tesa family even though the issue of capacity came up during the
trial.<o:p></o:p>